Citizens request that government offices be open on Saturdays

The handling of authoritative matters should not require the individual afraid to take leave. For example, obtaining a passport frequently requires 2 days of leave – the first to submit an application and the second to receive a document. any passport departments extend the beginning hours 1 day a week, but it is essential to show up personally, and the number of specified establishments varies from 2 to a twelve in each voivodship.

In the case of identity card, the procedure is usually easier, although it besides requires a individual visit to collect a fingerprint. Nevertheless, offices are usually closer and queues are shorter. However, it is worth noting that any of these offices close comparatively early, specified as the Świnoujście City Office, which serves stakeholders only between 7 and 15.

In the case of the civilian position office, although any cases can be handled online, not all are available remotely. In addition, any offices close for stakeholders as early as 14. Offices of the Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) are usually open until 17 o'clock 1 day a week, while the another days finish work at 15 o'clock.

Despite requests to adjust office hours to the citizens' schedule, decisions on municipal hours are under the authority of the mayor and mayor. Government administration offices that service stakeholders are obliged to open at least 1 day a week from 8 to 18, in accordance with the current Regulation of the president of the Council of Ministers on the working time of government administration officials. Although a fresh regulation is planned, this provision is to stay unchanged.

– It can't be that the office closes at 3:00. Offices, especially in large cities, should be open until 18, and all day. Although I am a volunteer, in this case a warrant should be introduced. Of course, office workers would not work 10 hours. any of them would come early and leave work early, any later. – says Ryszard Petru, president of the Parliamentary Committee on economical Affairs and Development. He adds that computerisation is simply a facilitation for both citizens and office staff. – There is no uncertainty that the number of cases that can be handled over the net must be increased – emphasizes Petru.

Witold Michałek, Vice president of Bussines Centre Club feels the same way.

– It is clear that the availability of offices should be adapted to the needs of residents. Social force is intended to focus on a crucial increase in the digitalisation of the office's contact with the citizen, so that a individual visit is not needed at all said Witold Michałek.

There were besides demands for beginning offices on selected Saturdays each month.

Officials say NO

Some officials object to this idea, although the IT process itself does not rise objections to them. However, adapting to the preferred days and working hours causes any discontent.

– no of the employees will want to come to work on Saturday. Sometimes we come, but due to the fact that we didn't have time to execute our duties a week. taxation administration works the most overtime in civilian service and this is not due to the perception of employees, but to the burden of work – says Dominik Lach, president of the National Council of the National taxation Administration Section of the NSZZ “Solidarity”.

Lach stressed in her speech that employment in the taxation administration was falling. This is related to low wages. And imposing the work to work on Saturdays or in later hours will surely not contribute to filling the staff gaps.

Some officials are open to the anticipation of working in hours that disagree from those in force so far.

– Starting work in later or earlier hours is not a bad thought if it is done on a voluntary basis, not coercive basis," says Wojciech Pleciński of the National Section of the NSZZ “Solidarity” of Employees of Government and Local Administration.

We believe that offices should be accessible to citizens, not only to officials. It is worth pointing out that many citizens and employers have long advocated that offices keep longer beginning hours, including on Saturdays, although there are cases erstwhile they are active up to 20 o'clock, they are inactive rare. There is no uncertainty that, since the fresh coalition wants to abolish the ban on trade on Sunday, it should, in accordance with the rule of equal treatment, besides introduce an order for central offices to work on Saturdays and Sundays.

If an administrative staff associate were to work on Saturday according to an individual schedule, there would be no request to pay him a higher rate and Saturday would become a average day of work for him. Regulations in this respect may be included in the working regulations. It is worth pointing out at this point that there are professions specified as doctors or nurses, where working on weekends is the norm. For this reason, there are no obstacles for officials to join these groups of employees as well.